Where does “nærdemokrati” come from?
nærdemokrati (Danish) comes from Danish demokrati, from French démocratie, from Middle French democratie, from Medieval Latin democratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία, from Ancient Greek δημο-, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
nærdemokrati (Danish): a form of democracy that emphasizes participation of citizens in matters relating to their local area
Definitions
- a form of democracy that emphasizes participation of citizens in matters relating to their local area
Ancestry of “nærdemokrati”, step by step
nærdemokrati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish demokrati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | demokrati | democracy |
| 2 | French | démocratie | democracy |
| 3 | Middle French | democratie | democracy; popular rule |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | democratia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατία | democracy, popular government; a democratic... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δημο- | demo |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |